116 LORD LILFORD 



I never could write properly. I find many of 

 our summer birds passing their winter here, 

 blackcap, chiff-chaff, &c. You would be de- 

 lighted with Sylvia melanocephala, 1 the typical 

 bird of our gardens.' 



To the same. 



' Hammam Rhira, Algeria : May 15, 1878. 



' . . . I have sent home alive a pair of 

 Ixus obscurus 2 which is common in many parts 

 of this country, but does not nest till June 1. 

 My total list of birds obtained and seen only 

 amounts to about 140 species, but I am of course 

 very limited in my powers of locomotion, and the 

 state of my hand prevents ray using an ordinary 

 gun. The climate, however, has done me great 

 good. We leave this place to-day on an expedi- 

 tion to the cedar forest of Teniet el Had.' 



To the same. 



' Bank Hall, Preston : October 6. 1878. 



1 The Crown Prince of Austria most graciously 

 sent me a beautiful miniature of himself ; I am 

 glad to hear that he had a successful trip on the 



1 Spanish blackcap. ~ Dusky Bulbul. 



